Public Services and Procurement Canada will hold a bidders’ conference on Sept. 12 for the purchase of what is being called the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite.

The Royal Canadian Air Force and Department of National Defence has finalized its design of the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite (CFDAS), the equipment that interfaces the C6 and GAU-21 (50-cal) machine guns on the CH146 Griffon Helicopter.

Design of new CFDAS was performed at the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS), according to PSPC. The contractor will manufacture the CFDAS equipment as per the specifications provided by the government.